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Nursing regulator to look at wider context when investigating FtP cases
New approaches should consider cause of incidents rather than individual blame, says NMC
Wuhan novel coronavirus: how to spot suspected cases
New government guidance for nurses stresses importance of infection control measures
Corridor nursing: why nurses are despairing and angry about the ‘new norm’ in the NHS
Nursing Standard readers reveal concerns over undignified care and patient safety breaches
My Daddy is a Nurse: the children’s book challenging gender stereotypes
Nursing Now campaign and chief nurse work with publisher to tackle profession’s gender divide
Post-reg education: shake-up in specialist community public health nursing standards
NMC in plan to update framework to reflect modern nursing roles
Knife crime: emergency care nurses lead groundbreaking project to save lives
KnifeSavers team launch specialist bleeding control kits and offer free training
Evidence and Practice
Using problem-based learning to improve patient safety in the emergency department
Two elements are vital to patient safety in emergency care – work culture and staff training
Recognition and management of autonomic dysreflexia in patients with spinal cord injury
It is important that ENs are aware of the symptoms and management of autonomic dysreflexia
How safe staffing can improve emergency nursing: time to cut the Gordian knot
Exploring the effects of fatigue, workplace bullying, moral distress and inadequate staffing
Decompression sickness: a guide for emergency nurses
ENs have an essential role in recognising and initially treating patients experiencing DCS
Screening for sepsis: SIRS or qSOFA? A literature review
Evidence from this article led to the creation of a screening tool developed by the author
Assessment and management of patients with tibial plateau fractures in EDs
Such fractures are a common presentation in EDs, yet diagnosis is not always obvious
Features
Meet one of the fastest improving emergency department services in the UK
With EDs under increasing pressure, one department has been singled out for its progress
Boost your specialty and profile by entering the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
Nominate yourself or a colleague for these prestigious nursing awards
Nurses use video link to keep older people out of hospital
Link enables nurses to triage people in care and nursing homes, reducing hospital admissions
Sepsis: what you need to know
Around 44,000 people a year die from the 'silent killer'. What can nurses do?
Nurse leads project to help young people at risk of knife crime
ED sister is behind a project to teach life-saving skills to young people at risk of violence
Preparing staff for the sudden death of a child in the emergency department
A study day and guidance have given staff the skills to cope with sudden child death
Opinion
Janet Youd: My next move
Outgoing chair of RCN's Emergency Care Association on her achievements and passions
Improving the health and well-being of unpaid carers – initiatives with impact
How Commitment to Carers award nominees have shared their work and inspired others
Safe staffing in England and Northern Ireland should be enshrined in law
Call to nurses to get behind campaign for legislation
Students
Mental health and adult nursing, plus the pace of emergency care – this role has it all
A dual-registration newly qualified nurse reflects on what she has learned in her first year
The call you never want to get in emergency nursing
A newly qualified nurse describes the emotions and impact of a paediatric crash call
Leading on a cardiac arrest made me confident in giving CPR
Aiding a woman after a heart attack made a student more confident in handling emergencies
Careers
How I make the emergency department less daunting for people with learning disabilities
Lauren Johnston describes her work in a pioneering nursing role
35 years as an emergency nurse practitioner
Emergency nurse Martina Browne explains why she still loves the role after 35 years
Award-winning advanced practitioner on working for an ambulance service
Innovations by North West Ambulance Service's Craig Hayden led to a silver CNO award